title: Bone fixation with screws and plates in the maxillo-facial region.
abstract: The treatment of fractures and osteotomies of the mandible and the midface show very different problems. The mandible must be treated in a stable and the midface in a static way. Due to the different bio-mechanics and topography of these bony structures, the advantages and disadvantages of treating a fracture in the maxillo-facial-region by the means of osteosynthesis will be discussed.
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*